Mexico emits more greenhouse gases than any other Latin American nation, ranking 14th worldwide in such emissions and accounting for 3% of global greenhouse emissions in 2000, according to a new World Bank report. Titled “Clean Energy and Development: Towards an Investment Framework,” the report also lists Mexico as one of the five countries most vulnerable to climate-change induced natural disasters such as desertification, drought, forest fires and hurricanes. The report analyzes climate-change issues facing five key developing countries—Mexico, Brazil, India, China and South Africa. Developing countries will account for most of the growth in carbon emissions in the next decade, so they—along with developed nations—will need to shoulder increasing responsibility for greenhouse-gas reductions, the report states. The Organization... [Log in to read more]